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Originally Posted by bradleyland
IMO, this concept is much more similar to the Renault 5 Turbo or Clio V6 Renault Sport. Both of these cars started out life as front-drive hatchbacks, just like the Veloster. The Stratos was a legit mid-engine coupé from the start. IMO, it's in a slightly different league from a sports car perspective. The Stratos was always kind of a Lamborghini-lite. It's no coincidence, seeing that Gandini was the primary designer for the Stratos project.
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The underlying chassis of the RM15 seems to be a mid-engine layout design from the start, without being an adaptation of a front engine chassis fitting then a mid-engine position. The shape of the body of the veloster is applied to the exterior, and only in the form of the shape. The captions in the figures state the body is deformable. And this is why it would seem to be a close call to the Stratos intent. I.e. mid-engine from the start. Yes the Stratos was a lot a like a mini Lambo... and what a car!!